The Novel Writing Podcast

Literary Sins: Too Many Characters

Colleen Mitchell Episode 156

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Have you committed this literary sin?

Having too large of a cast, or introducing too many characters at the same time, can lose readers and make them forget important details.

This, our second installment of the Literary Sins Series, addresses the problems of a large cast and offers solutions for how to fix them.

Check out the 5-Day Character Development Challenge at tallyink.com.

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